They don’t send the lawyers to jail because we run the country. Another way to look at it is the old adage: A good lawyer knows the law, and a great lawyer knows the judge. Now in point of fact, I went to law school with half the judges that sit on the New York State Supreme and federal district court in New York. Are they going to throw a case for you? No. But are they going to bend over backwards to be courteous to you? Yes they are.
—Marc Koplik, former Biglaw associate and partner at Henderson & Koplik, caught on tape advising an investigator for the anti-corruption non-profit Global Witness posing as a potential client asking how they might mask suspicious funds in the U.S., and making these bold statements about potential liability. His informal advice was shown on an episode of 60 Minutes in 2016, and has led to a public censure, by the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division.
Shocking: Lawyer Thinks Lawyers Run The World curated from Above the Law
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